At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of a cutting-edge Vehicle Data Platform and mentor fellow engineers.
- Company: Join General Motors, a leader in automotive innovation and technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, healthcare, retirement plans, and generous paid time off.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with opportunities for career growth and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on vehicle technology while working with a diverse team.
- Qualifications: 6+ years in software development with expertise in C, C++, Linux, and Android.
The predicted salary is between 147000 - 196600 $ per year.
This posting is for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.
As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role.
This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to the office three days per week, at minimum.
The Data Engineering organization at General Motors is building a unified Vehicle Data Platform that moves data and configuration between vehicle ECUs and the cloud. Our team delivers software on every compute module the company has. Our software is delivered as libraries, apps, and services on Android, Linux, and QNX and covers four areas:
- The control plane retrieves configuration from the cloud and applies it across the vehicle's ECUs.
- The data plane collects, processes, and forwards data from vehicle systems to cloud storage.
- The SDK lets application teams use the platform.
- The unified logging infrastructure manages logs across the vehicle software stack.
We are looking for a Staff Software Developer to set technical direction and lead the work that spans these areas. You will make architecture decisions with the team, lead initiatives across organizations, and mentor senior and junior engineers. You will work with application, platform, cloud, cybersecurity, and privacy teams to deliver software on production ECUs with limited CPU, memory, storage, and bandwidth.
Responsibilities:
- Set technical direction for the control plane and the data plane, and for how the two integrate.
- Drive the technical direction of managing thousands of vehicles from a single control plane.
- Design the unified logging infrastructure that manages logs across the vehicle software stack.
- Define the SDK architecture, API design, versioning, and adoption approach for application teams.
- Set the approach for delivering the team's software on Android, Linux, and QNX.
- Design, implement, and maintain on-vehicle software across these areas.
- Optimize data egress and configuration delivery over intermittent connectivity.
- Integrate with cloud services such as Azure, AWS S3, and Firestore.
- Set standards for reliability, performance, data privacy, and resource use on production ECUs.
- Define health metrics and observability for the software in production.
- Lead initiatives across organizations to drive integration, alignment, and adoption.
- Work with product stakeholders to define the SDK roadmap.
- Report status, risks, and tradeoffs to leadership and partner teams.
- Contribute to the open source community.
- Mentor senior and junior engineers, support team growth, and promote best practices.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 6+ years of hands-on development experience in C, C++, and related languages.
- Experience developing software for Linux, Android, and QNX platforms.
- Understanding of distributed systems, configuration management, and large scale data pipelines.
- Experience designing, developing, or operating a control plane or fleet management system.
- Experience designing logging or telemetry software for operational visibility.
- Experience delivering SDKs or libraries used by other engineering teams.
- Understanding of network communication and security protocols.
- Familiarity with Autosar standards.
- Experience leading initiatives across organizations.
- Expertise in software development and optimization.
- Experience troubleshooting issues in production environments.
- Technical communication and design documentation skills.
- Has delivered software in a production environment and supported it once in the field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and their device management services.
- Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, protobuf, and gRPC.
- Experience building fleet management, OTA, or remote configuration systems.
- Knowledge of security best practices for device provisioning and authentication.
- Experience designing driver or HMI initiated capture flows.
- Automotive domain familiarity: ECU architectures, SoC platforms, diagnostics.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
Compensation: The salary range for this role is $147,000 to $196,600. The actual base salary will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Benefits Overview: Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave. Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits. Life insurance plans. Company contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan. GM Vehicle Purchase Plan.
About GM: Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We believe in driving meaningful change through our culture.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities: General Motors is committed to fostering inclusion and belonging.
Accommodations: General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.
Staff Software Engineering in Markham employer: GM of Canada Company
At General Motors, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Oshawa that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare, and retirement savings plans, supports the well-being of our employees and their families. With a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement, we provide ample opportunities for professional growth and development, making GM a rewarding place to build your career.
